January 2010
22 posts
CORNISH, NH—In this big dramatic production that didn’t do anyone any good (and was pretty embarrassing, really, if you think about it), thousands upon thousands of phonies across the country mourned the death of author J.D. Salinger, who was 91 years old for crying out loud.
Bunch Of Phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger
“Fwiw, iTampon/iPad naming jokes already old and kind of boring. This is the...”
– adampash
“Are you saying I can’t listen to Pandora while writing a document? I can’t have my Twitter app open at the same time as my browser? I can’t have AIM open at the same time as my email? Are you kidding me? This alone guarantees that I will not buy this product.”
— Adam Frucci
Black: I find your lack of faith disturbing. Red: Bite me.
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“Yes, all the new age advertisements, Egyptian fonts and Alex Grey illustrations along the rail make this a very hard sell on the discerning reader. But the whole theory (like the best of them) is strangely fascinating. Weidnere grasps onto various bits of imagery in the film and deviations from Stephen King’s novel as Kubrick revealing his secrets to the unsuspecting audience. The...
“Christopher Slinde, a lifetime Minnesota Vikings fan who has endured decades of heartbreak and lots of overpriced beer in supporting his team, believes Vikings fandom is priceless. According to economists, it’s worth $530.65.”
— Conor Dougherty
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Wasteful, but brilliant. →
WatchJimmy Fallon, as Neil Young, channeling Will Smith
(This is surprisingly good. Via.)
Keywords: Cows; Farms; Murder; Movie Directors; Lyricists; New Jersey; Animals
Udder Madness
“Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it’s always been that way.”
— Conan O’Brien
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You’re like Liam Neeson in Taken! You have nothing left to lose! And your daughter has been kidnapped by Albanian sex-traders because for some reason we are supposed to believe that kidnapping American tourists is cheaper than just drugging poor people in war-torn countries? OK, Taken had a few logic problems with its plot.
An Open Letter To NBC About The Jay Leno/Conan O’Brien...
“It’s like you get on a roller coaster and just hang on, and before you...”
– Peter King
If you’ve ever recognized a hackneyed plot device on a tv show and thought “I wonder if anyone else has thought of this,” the answer is: yes, a lot. I don’t even know where to suggest starting in this labyrinth, but try entries like Butterfly of Doom or Chekhov’s Gunman or Bitch In Sheep’s Clothing — or just hit the random item generator. My dream is to...